Willie then booked it to the nearest house, Fox News Insider notes, and asked someone there to call his guardian. He was picked up by the police and escorted safely home.

Willie's happy story didn't end there. News of his gospel-fueled escape reached the original singer of the song, and Walker was moved by the young boy's experience.

"It's just emotional to me because you never know who you're going to touch," the artist told the station. And so he flew out to Atlanta to meet the young boy who'd found hope and courage in one of his songs.